HARTFORD -- The archbishop of Hartford sent the word out at Sunday Masses: Vote "yes" for a constitutional convention on Election Day.

Every parish bulletin in the Archdiocese of Hartford included a statement of support from Archbishop Henry J. Mansell and the state's other Catholic bishops last weekend.

The Catholic dioceses of Bridgeport and Norwich and the Ukranian Catholic Diocese of Stamford are also planning appeals in their parishes, said Michael C. Culhane, executive director of the Connecticut Catholic Conference.

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